I thought of you today in the most
Daffidyllic sort of way,
While walking on down
The path we used to walk every day.
I wandered lonely as a shroud
Until something on the ground
Smiled my way.
Oh, isn't that what you always used to say?

Sometimes the lonely, low-flying cloud,
Comes to cast his shadow of doubt.
But the flowers make their case for today, and
A cloud's got the whole sky to be lonely in
Anyway.

But I still think of you
When all the daffodils are in bloom.
These things are vapor thin.
Can you tell me, where are those clouds today?

April, come she will
But she'll be cruel
The wasted words once warned.
Your showers bring so many things,
But so many die while it's still Spring.
So here comes the sun,
Here comes the rain,
And the bittersweet winds of change.
One-eight-oh-four-oh-one more door
I can't follow you through
Anymore.

But the clouds all moribund and grey,
Were everywhere but above you that day,
As if to say,
"Come what will!"
But come May
Takes the daffodil away.

And so I think of you still
When all the daffodils are in bloom.
Around the edge of our yard,
And here at the foot of your tomb.

(c) jipimusic 2012

Daffidyll (solo acoustic demo)

Stranger’s smile
In the strangest place,
But I caught you smiling my way.
And if a smile could speak for itself
I know what yours would say.
It’d say,
"You remind me of a song
About a Mr. Right who still got it all wrong
But I can’t remember how it goes
Because I haven’t heard it in so long.
But the words I have always known:
'The worst part about loneliness
Is the being alone,'
It’s true
And 'I sure hope that I don’t fall in love with you.'"

Then it’s
Goodbye, but you’re leaving too soon.
You be my dish and let me be your spoon,
And we’ll cowtow over the moon
Just like drunken balloons.
I may not be Mr. Right,
It’s hard to tell in this kind of light,
But I can be your moon,
I’ll be your Mr. Tonight-let’s-be-lonely together.

Well the moon he just crooned like a broken bassoon,
And he sang out of time while we danced out of tune.
I asked him why he’s distant,
And why must he always be blue.
He says I don’t mean to be cheesy or anything
But things with the sun and I used to be easier
Before a whole world of problems
Right up and got in between us.
You see,
Although she never really gave me no showers
You know we keep different hours
And I never brought her flowers
And then I wax poetic
And start waning all her light away.
But I know it’s hard work being the sun;
Still to hear people say
She just rolls ‘round heaven all day,
I know it burns her at both ends
And leaves little time for lovers and friends.
So now he spends his nocturnity,
Singin’
"Here’s to the nights with you again."

Then it’s
Goodbye, but I’m leaving too soon.
You be my dish and let me be your spoon,
And five more minutes with you 
Just to shake off the dust from the moon.
The sun and the moon still eclipse,
But they turn off the lights so we don’t catch a glimpse.
So this star and ol’ rolling stone can finally be alone,
Or maybe just be lonely together.

Well I know that you’re leaving in June.
And I know a little peace of mind
Can be so hard to find,
And if I’ve got any on me,
You know you can always have some of mine.
Some words of advice from the lune:
"You know the ground will make you crazy
But the clouds will make you lazy."
So I stay satellitically sane,
I go out and get drunk on the moon.
I guess I’ll be here whenever
You finally remember the tune.

It goes-
Goodbye but you’re leaving too soon,
You be my dish and let me be your spoon
And we’ll cowtow over the moon
Just like drunken balloons.
I’m not trying to go changing your weather.
I’m not talking for worse or for better.
It’s just that never is so much than forever being
Lonely together.

(c) jipimusic 2012

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